East West Bank credit card? for me, malabo ang application and criteria nila. some EWB credit card agents called me since last year pa, siguro mga 6 times na. every time, sinasabi nila na chosen daw ako to get their credit card because i have this gold card and that gold card already, and that i am a good payer, blah blah blah... ayun, sa awa ng diyos, hanggang ngayon wala pa rin akong EWB credit card

I think HSBC and BDO offer credit cards for OFWs because in their application forms I saw a little box which you would check if you are a foreigner or an OFW. Not 100% sure though. Are you presently employed abroad? If you are not, you could try opening a secured credit card at HSBC by depositing at least 12.5k which would be kept in a time-deposit account for 1 year and your credit limit will be 10k. You could start building a credit history from there by using the card for purchasing a few small items and paying them in full each month. After a year of responsible credit usage and timely payments, you could request the bank to release your deposit and you would still be able to keep the card as a regular, unsecured credit card.

I got my pre-approved East West Bank CC last August 2007 but until now hindi ko pa ni activate kasi I already have 2 exiting CCs. The funny thing is I never applied for one, bigla nalang dumating sa bahay kaya nagulat ako! Lately while I was running through my bill statements, nakita ko ulit sya. True that they are one of the few that has the lowest interest rates. Im actually thinking of activating it this month. I guess having a good credit standing helps a lot